Author Archives: jselbo

About jselbo

Jule Selbo's 10 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery, is the first in a mystery/crime series; it received a starred review on Kirkus and just landed on Kirkus Top Five List of Crime/Mystery books from independent publishers. It was awarded the Silver Falchion Award at Killer Nashville. It was also a finalist in the Clue Awards, the best of Foreword Review and Maine Literary Award. She absconded from Hollywood (and her work there as a produced screenwriter)to Portland Maine to write novels. Other books include Find Me in Florence, Dreams of Discovery -The John Cabot Story and Breaking Barriers - Based on the Life of Laura Bassi. The next book in the Dee Rommel series: 9 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery was released in September 2022 and was nominated for a Clue Award and received another starred Kirkus Review. 8 DAYS, the third in the series, followed suit, it was released December 2023. 7 DAYS was released February 2025. Jule is now working in 6 DAYS and her short story Tri-County Pageant can be read in THRILLER MAGAZINE'S WINTER 2025 collection.

DISTRACTION WARNING

Posted on July 10, 2025 by jselbo

July Blog 2025 Jule Selbo I’ve been beating myself over the head lately because I’m so distracted with what’s going on in the world. Yeah, hard to ignore. Those chapters that I would “normally” write, rewrite and rewrite again and … Continue reading →

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MORNING WALK AND WRITE/ EAST SIDE OF PORTLAND MAINE

Posted on June 9, 2025 by jselbo

JULE SELBO Summer’s almost here and my office is getting hot. The sun starts pouring in an hour after sunrise – @ 5 am – and it is aggressive. The big blob sends biting, shiny light right across my desk, … Continue reading →

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Jule’s Eras Tour

Posted on May 8, 2025 by jselbo

Jule Selbo 7 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery, was released a month ago. So far I have had a wonderful time doing events at Groveland Library in Massachusetts (what a reading community, headed by librarian Sue Nakanishi – she has … Continue reading →

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AVOID THE MONKEY

Posted on April 8, 2025 by jselbo

Jule Selbo/ April 2025 Deep into mid-book angst on 6 Days, A Dee Rommel Mystery, I start hoping for those story-fixer dreams that – for me – often happen in that last wave of sleep before getting up in the … Continue reading →

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STOWAWAY

Posted on March 10, 2025 by jselbo

Jule Selbo, March 2025 “Stowaway is a minor charge. This is similar to jumping the turnstile…” As far as I can tell, this is what happened, and when… TUESDAY NOV 26, 2024 Svetlana Dali, age 57, wearing a pink knit … Continue reading →

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USING ALL CONTACTS FOR INSPIRATION

Posted on February 12, 2025 by jselbo

Writers never have to be “alone”. During the final week of August, I was in Nashville Tennessee for the yearly Bouchercon Mystery Writers Conference. Quite the line-up of excellent authors, including Brad Thor (Shadow of a Doubt, Dead Fall, Spymaster, … Continue reading →

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NEW YEAR: NEW RESOLUTIONS

Posted on January 9, 2025 by jselbo

Jule Selbo Don’t worry about making the PLOT tick every every every minute. Allow the characters to breathe, think, have opinions. Character is plot. Plot is character. It’s sometimes hard to hold onto that mantra (that I believe in) in … Continue reading →

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AGATHA

Posted on December 9, 2024 by jselbo

by Jule Selbo YEP, that Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie ((1890- 1976) also known as Lady Mallowan because she married archeologist Lord Max Mallowan after her first rascally husband cheated on her – she stayed married to Max for 46 … Continue reading →

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A HORRIFIC TIME FOR DEE ROMMEL; Found in the third book – 8 DAYS – of the Dee Rommel Mystery Series

Posted on October 8, 2024 by jselbo

Kate Flora, intrepid leader of the blog suggested we share a portion of one of our books that has a HORROR element. The Crime/Mystery genre can include danger, near-demise moments for sure … this is one I picked to share … Continue reading →

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Ahh, sometimes the life of a writer can be sweet… or three chicks on a ferry

Posted on August 8, 2024 by jselbo

Jule Selbo Want to know what it’s like to feel appreciated, respected and an immediate part of a community as a writer? Join the three chicks on a ferry who were invited to visit Vinalhaven Island Library to lead a … Continue reading →